Sham miracle: may the food turn raw. Lazy wife takes uncooked food to husband in field — Mythoi

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Sham miracle: may the food turn raw. Lazy wife takes uncooked food to husband in field.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Impostures. · Sham miracles. · view the constellation · filed as K1975.3

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Sham miracle: may the grass grow up! Tricksters who have done no mowing say to their master when he angers them, "May the grass grow up again!" He finds it is full height.

Filed beside it

Sham miracle: wallet (bee-hive) changes to wasps. Tricksters put a wasp nest in the wallet (bee-hive). When the master claims it they give it to him with the curse, "May it turn to wasps!" It does Sham miracle: rupees turn to ashes. Cheat tells man rupees carried by horse in sack will turn to ashes if man's tired wife rides on its back. Man promises to pay him back if that should happen. Ashes fall from under saddle when woman does and cheat collects

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